Popular Names of 2023

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2023, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Theo peaked among human males this year, at 78th.

Table 1. Female names, 2023
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Olivia	15,329	1
2	Emma	13,590	3
3	Charlotte	12,638	2
4	Amelia	12,365	4
5	Sophia	11,999	5
6	Mia	11,404	6
7	Isabella	10,871	7
8	Ava	9,737	11
9	Evelyn	9,121	8
10	Luna	7,853	27
11	Harper	7,799	16
12	Sofia	7,665	9
13	Camila	7,581	19
14	Eleanor	6,765	12
15	Elizabeth	6,616	17
16	Violet	6,370	13
17	Scarlett	6,318	32
18	Hazel	6,193	21
19	Emily	6,177	34
20	Lily	6,176	18

Table 2. Male names, 2023
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	20,904	1
2	Noah	19,116	2
3	Oliver	14,792	3
4	James	11,739	6
5	Elijah	11,523	7
6	Mateo	11,293	8
7	Theodore	11,093	4
8	Henry	10,996	5
9	Lucas	10,890	10
10	William	10,673	9
11	Benjamin	10,224	11
12	Levi	9,399	12
13	Sebastian	8,892	16
14	Jack	8,715	15
15	Ezra	8,488	20
16	Michael	8,430	21
17	Daniel	8,402	22
18	Leo	8,160	19
19	Samuel	8,038	18
20	Owen	8,015	31

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.